Chapter 2: Hidden Secret
Kentou went to school the next day with all the thoughts of the training on his mind. He couldn't quit thinking about the hero that's prophesized to rise soon. But then again the vision in the Ancient Scroll was from an old man who just had a dream and then wrote it down. He didn't realize that he had the Ancient Scroll in his bag with him.
The school day went by fast and soon he found himself leaving the final class and instead of his usual way he took a left when he bumped into Gairu
"What's up William?"
"Sup Man."
"Hey man do you like Jen?"
"Well kinda why?"
"Well she likes you. You should ask her out."
"I can't"
"Why not?"
"I don't have time for a girlfriend."
"Oh come on! That's the lamest excuse I've ever heard. You just don't want to admit you're chicken!"
"I'm far from that. I'm seriously too busy for a girl."
"Oh yeah doing what?"
"Stuff."
"What kind of stuff?"
Kentou slightly raised his voice, "Why does it matter to you?"
"Dude, you have to get rid of your fear sometime eventually. You can't hold it in."
"Whatever."
Kentou walked off and continued down the hall when he was pushed from behind. He stumbled a few steps and turned around to see the bullies once again. This time a crowd was forming around them.
"So William, trying to sneak out the back way, well you can't sneak past us. We'll always be on your tail."
The first bully punched him in his eye and then the second one went to kick him and Kentou grabbed his leg. The bully grinned and looked at Kentou, "Wow he's actually fighting back. This will be fun." Kentou let go of his leg and it fell back to its place. He then got slammed into a locker when the voices from his friends came into his head. "You have to stick up for yourself no matter what it takes." That same phrase came worded differently from four more people before it finally sank in. then he took it out. Another bully grabbed his shirt and Kentou grabbed his arm and threw him down the hall. The other two bullies ran towards him from both sides. He ducked and elbowed them up into the air and they both hit the ceiling hard and he slammed both of them to the ground while they were coming down. He walked up to the other bully that he had thrown down the hall and he picked him up by his neck. He threw him into the locker and then began walking off with a look on his face suggesting accomplishment from revenge.
He kept walking when he heard clapping start and then it continued to get louder. He turned around and saw the crowd cheering for him. He also saw other people in shock and then Gairu ran up to him.
"Man William, that was awesome! Why haven't you fought back before? You looked like some kind of superhero out there or something."
Kentou just looked at him and walked off. Gairu stood there in confusion as his friend seemed to act really weird.
Kentou was walking down his normal path home from school when the people that bugged him everyday after school came up to him again.
"Hey man I heard about you beating the crap out of those bullies."
Kentou just gave them a glare and kept walking. They followed him down the path and then Kentou began running. He ran into the woods and he heard their footsteps behind him. He grabbed a tree and swung into the air. He flew out of the woods and landed at his house.
He thought what he wanted was to get home but when he got there he didn't want to go inside for a weird reason. He wanted to go to the woods to train so he could have more room.
He went down the street and then to the park where the woods were at the end. He walked up to the park and began walking towards the woods when he heard his second name.
"William, hey!"
He turned and looked to his right to see who had called his name when he saw Jen sitting on a swing bench with two other girls. He just nodded his head at an even more beautiful looking Jen. He had to walk off before he found himself falling in love with her.
He ran into the woods trying not to show his true speed and reveal to three girls who he really was. All he could hear was Jen's voice saying how weird he was acting. He ignored it and kept running through the woods. Kamas in each hand he went towards a tree and slashed it with his Kamas and then flew past it. He stopped on the other side. The tree took the cut and fell after a one second pause.
Kentou trained for another thirty minutes before he heard three screams that sounded like cries for help.
He figured one was Jen so he got a composed look on his face to get ready for his first challenge. He put on his headband, took off his jacket, and flew out of the woods into the park where he saw a Gundegian that looked very familiar. He squinted and finally recognized him. It was the one who killed his dad, Ramson.
He ran up and called out his name, "Ramson!"
The monster turned around to face Kentou.
"I shall avenge you for my dad's death unless you leave those three girls alone."
"Oh, so Kentou is finally ready to fight I see."
As Kentou approached he had to make his eyes turn red but he couldn't so he kept his head down as he was walking toward Ramson. He began running and charged at Ramson. He couldn't feel his eyes change at all as he ran. Then he felt an impact that sent him backwards. He flipped and landed on his feet and couldn't seem to change his eyes. Then he thought up an idea. He took his headband and pulled it over his eyes.
He ran towards Ramson but he knew how unstable he was at the moment. He could feel himself swaying from side to side as he ran. He tried to let his sense carry him but that plan failed when he felt himself get knocked into the air and then he hit something behind him hard. He stood up and wiped some of the blood from the edge of his mouth. "Forget this!" he muttered. He took off the headband and chunked it.
He didn't care if anybody saw, he just knew he would have to defend himself. He drew the sword of Redfearn and glared down Ramson. He rose into the air and watched Ramson follow. Ramson charged towards him and Kentou swung the sword and realized it's power. It threw him back and then a laser blast coming from Ramson followed. It knocked him to the ground and he felt weakened. He couldn't' move and could barely breathe.
Jen was nearly in tears as Ramson announced he would let him live for now. He walked off and left the four of them there.
"Hey dude are you okay?" Jen said as she walked over to him.
Kentou's eyes opened and he felt them heavier then usual.
"I know this may sound weird but your eyes are cool looking. They're like red!"
Kentou tried to lean up and could only kneel. He could feel the heat from his eyes and he breathed a sigh of relief as his eyes finally kicked in when he needed them to. He felt a surge of energy burst through him and he stood up and flew off. He wondered what Jen would say if she found out who he was. He arrived home and saw Mathis in the same corner as usual. He stood up to greet Kentou.
"I see you've been doing some business."
"What do you mean?"
"You've been fighting."
"How do you know?"
"Because, your eyes. And also by them I can tell you got your butt kicked."
"Yeah well that's the truth."
"I knew this would happen to you eventually. You would have to learn the art of controlling your eyes. Now there are two ways to get your eyes to change but first..."
Mathis hit him hard in the head.
"Ow, that hurt."
"Look in the mirror."
Kentou did and saw his eyes were once again hazel.
"That's one way, to hit your head. Whenever you fought you probably got hit on your head. That's why your eyes were red."
"So what's the other way?"
"You have to focus your energy on your eyes and stare hard at something for 5 seconds and they will turn red."
"But that's harder right?"
"Yeah, especially while your running, but your dad could master it even running at light speed."
Mathis got up and began walking out, "Well this is it pretty much, I'm going to go somewhere, I don't know where, but I'm going to leave and go to some place far from here."
"Wait, Mathis!"
Mathis turned around.
"How good was my dad?"
"As good as you will be one day. Don't worry kid, I have faith that you will be an awesome warrior. The ancient scroll talks about a warrior to rise up during the peace treaty and I think that's you."
Kentou gave him a weird look as he walked off.
Kentou went to school the next day with all the thoughts of the training on his mind. He couldn't quit thinking about the hero that's prophesized to rise soon. But then again the vision in the Ancient Scroll was from an old man who just had a dream and then wrote it down. He didn't realize that he had the Ancient Scroll in his bag with him.
The school day went by fast and soon he found himself leaving the final class and instead of his usual way he took a left when he bumped into Gairu
"What's up William?"
"Sup Man."
"Hey man do you like Jen?"
"Well kinda why?"
"Well she likes you. You should ask her out."
"I can't"
"Why not?"
"I don't have time for a girlfriend."
"Oh come on! That's the lamest excuse I've ever heard. You just don't want to admit you're chicken!"
"I'm far from that. I'm seriously too busy for a girl."
"Oh yeah doing what?"
"Stuff."
"What kind of stuff?"
Kentou slightly raised his voice, "Why does it matter to you?"
"Dude, you have to get rid of your fear sometime eventually. You can't hold it in."
"Whatever."
Kentou walked off and continued down the hall when he was pushed from behind. He stumbled a few steps and turned around to see the bullies once again. This time a crowd was forming around them.
"So William, trying to sneak out the back way, well you can't sneak past us. We'll always be on your tail."
The first bully punched him in his eye and then the second one went to kick him and Kentou grabbed his leg. The bully grinned and looked at Kentou, "Wow he's actually fighting back. This will be fun." Kentou let go of his leg and it fell back to its place. He then got slammed into a locker when the voices from his friends came into his head. "You have to stick up for yourself no matter what it takes." That same phrase came worded differently from four more people before it finally sank in. then he took it out. Another bully grabbed his shirt and Kentou grabbed his arm and threw him down the hall. The other two bullies ran towards him from both sides. He ducked and elbowed them up into the air and they both hit the ceiling hard and he slammed both of them to the ground while they were coming down. He walked up to the other bully that he had thrown down the hall and he picked him up by his neck. He threw him into the locker and then began walking off with a look on his face suggesting accomplishment from revenge.
He kept walking when he heard clapping start and then it continued to get louder. He turned around and saw the crowd cheering for him. He also saw other people in shock and then Gairu ran up to him.
"Man William, that was awesome! Why haven't you fought back before? You looked like some kind of superhero out there or something."
Kentou just looked at him and walked off. Gairu stood there in confusion as his friend seemed to act really weird.
Kentou was walking down his normal path home from school when the people that bugged him everyday after school came up to him again.
"Hey man I heard about you beating the crap out of those bullies."
Kentou just gave them a glare and kept walking. They followed him down the path and then Kentou began running. He ran into the woods and he heard their footsteps behind him. He grabbed a tree and swung into the air. He flew out of the woods and landed at his house.
He thought what he wanted was to get home but when he got there he didn't want to go inside for a weird reason. He wanted to go to the woods to train so he could have more room.
He went down the street and then to the park where the woods were at the end. He walked up to the park and began walking towards the woods when he heard his second name.
"William, hey!"
He turned and looked to his right to see who had called his name when he saw Jen sitting on a swing bench with two other girls. He just nodded his head at an even more beautiful looking Jen. He had to walk off before he found himself falling in love with her.
He ran into the woods trying not to show his true speed and reveal to three girls who he really was. All he could hear was Jen's voice saying how weird he was acting. He ignored it and kept running through the woods. Kamas in each hand he went towards a tree and slashed it with his Kamas and then flew past it. He stopped on the other side. The tree took the cut and fell after a one second pause.
Kentou trained for another thirty minutes before he heard three screams that sounded like cries for help.
He figured one was Jen so he got a composed look on his face to get ready for his first challenge. He put on his headband, took off his jacket, and flew out of the woods into the park where he saw a Gundegian that looked very familiar. He squinted and finally recognized him. It was the one who killed his dad, Ramson.
He ran up and called out his name, "Ramson!"
The monster turned around to face Kentou.
"I shall avenge you for my dad's death unless you leave those three girls alone."
"Oh, so Kentou is finally ready to fight I see."
As Kentou approached he had to make his eyes turn red but he couldn't so he kept his head down as he was walking toward Ramson. He began running and charged at Ramson. He couldn't feel his eyes change at all as he ran. Then he felt an impact that sent him backwards. He flipped and landed on his feet and couldn't seem to change his eyes. Then he thought up an idea. He took his headband and pulled it over his eyes.
He ran towards Ramson but he knew how unstable he was at the moment. He could feel himself swaying from side to side as he ran. He tried to let his sense carry him but that plan failed when he felt himself get knocked into the air and then he hit something behind him hard. He stood up and wiped some of the blood from the edge of his mouth. "Forget this!" he muttered. He took off the headband and chunked it.
He didn't care if anybody saw, he just knew he would have to defend himself. He drew the sword of Redfearn and glared down Ramson. He rose into the air and watched Ramson follow. Ramson charged towards him and Kentou swung the sword and realized it's power. It threw him back and then a laser blast coming from Ramson followed. It knocked him to the ground and he felt weakened. He couldn't' move and could barely breathe.
Jen was nearly in tears as Ramson announced he would let him live for now. He walked off and left the four of them there.
"Hey dude are you okay?" Jen said as she walked over to him.
Kentou's eyes opened and he felt them heavier then usual.
"I know this may sound weird but your eyes are cool looking. They're like red!"
Kentou tried to lean up and could only kneel. He could feel the heat from his eyes and he breathed a sigh of relief as his eyes finally kicked in when he needed them to. He felt a surge of energy burst through him and he stood up and flew off. He wondered what Jen would say if she found out who he was. He arrived home and saw Mathis in the same corner as usual. He stood up to greet Kentou.
"I see you've been doing some business."
"What do you mean?"
"You've been fighting."
"How do you know?"
"Because, your eyes. And also by them I can tell you got your butt kicked."
"Yeah well that's the truth."
"I knew this would happen to you eventually. You would have to learn the art of controlling your eyes. Now there are two ways to get your eyes to change but first..."
Mathis hit him hard in the head.
"Ow, that hurt."
"Look in the mirror."
Kentou did and saw his eyes were once again hazel.
"That's one way, to hit your head. Whenever you fought you probably got hit on your head. That's why your eyes were red."
"So what's the other way?"
"You have to focus your energy on your eyes and stare hard at something for 5 seconds and they will turn red."
"But that's harder right?"
"Yeah, especially while your running, but your dad could master it even running at light speed."
Mathis got up and began walking out, "Well this is it pretty much, I'm going to go somewhere, I don't know where, but I'm going to leave and go to some place far from here."
"Wait, Mathis!"
Mathis turned around.
"How good was my dad?"
"As good as you will be one day. Don't worry kid, I have faith that you will be an awesome warrior. The ancient scroll talks about a warrior to rise up during the peace treaty and I think that's you."
Kentou gave him a weird look as he walked off.